Miami, FL
Established Lighting Store - 50 Years of Excellence in Miami This well-established lighting business offers a rare opportunity to acquire a profitable operation with nearly five decades of community...
$195,000
Miami, FL
$195,000
Murfreesboro, TN
$168,900
Denver County, CO
$550,000
Alberta
$3,370,000
Las Vegas, NV
$750,000
Fairfield County, CT
$425,000
Tennessee
$5,600,000
Texas
$2,000,000
Ontario
$1,350,000
Montana
$249,000
Indianapolis, IN
$955,000
Bridgewater, MA
$5,000,000
$79,500
Baton Rouge, LA
St. Louis City County, MO
$4,500,000
Orange County, CA
$99,000
Jeff Cushing
The Transition Group/Tiffany Real Property
Serving Clackamas County, OR
The Transition Group is a full service business brokerage firm offering professional services to help you sell your business or buy a business. We assist owners of privately held businesses in selling their business at its fair market value when they are ready to make a life transition. Our process will ensure outcomes that meet or exceed your objectives. Jeff Cushing is licensed in the State of Oregon and is affiliated with Tiffany Real Property.
Hamilton County, OH
$425,000
Lexington County, SC
$199,000
Mount Pleasant, SC
$695,000
Peru
$18,000,000
Marion County, IA
$1,650,000
Erie County, NY
$750,000
Kansas City, KS
$405,000
$1,200,000
Illinois
Florida
$900,000
Newport County, RI
$350,000
Suffolk County, NY
$2,000,000
Mount Kisco, NY
$575,000
Oregon
Cash Flow: $1,534,728
Newburgh, NY
Los Angeles County, CA
$75,000
South Dakota
$400,000
Vancouver, BC
$50,000
Hennepin County, MN
$1,500,000
$3,000,000
Montpelier, OH
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Iowa
$2,900,000
Bath, NY
$1,100,000
Dallas County, TX
$1,700,000
Lake County, IL
$825,000
North Carolina
$2,200,000
Montgomery County, TX
$9,225,000
Orlando, FL
$399,900
Auburn, WA
$270,000
Tini Hui
Keyes Company
Serving Miami-Dade County, FL
Keyes Company has established since 1926 serving South Florida.
Saint Louis, MO
$450,000
St. Cloud, FL
$160,000
$54,000
Greenville, SC
Charleston County, SC
$120,000
Amityville, NY
$699,000
New Jersey
$265,000
Miami, FL
$750,000
Los Angeles, CA
$1,095,000
California
$1,155,000
Companies that "make something" are always in demand, and U.S. manufacturing is growing, despite the decades long march towards offshore production. Some of the most popular categories include:
The manufacturing sector is resilient, and less affected by broader market trends. Asking prices and valuations have been steady through the pandemic years and continually command an average valuation multiple of 3 times seller earnings.
Whether you are considering buying or selling a manufacturing business, having some context is important for evaluating individual businesses relative to the market. To that end, we have aggregated business for sale listing data of manufacturing businesses, and surface key financial metrics and valuation multiples based on asking prices.
Market Overview
Number of Businesses Analyzed |
2,194 |
Median Asking Price |
$628,317 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$939,301 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$213,000 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
Manufacturing Business Valuation Multiples
Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
Lower Quartile |
0.50 |
2.40 |
Median |
0.75 |
3.12 |
Upper Quartile |
1.10 |
4.23 |
Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
Read the Report:
Manufacturing Business Valuation Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a manufacturing business?
Prices vary depending on the size of the business listed, but the median asking price for a manufacturing business is $628,317.
How much do manufacturing business owners earn?
Manufacturing business owners report median annual sales of $939,301 and annual owner earnings of $213,000. These figures are based on businesses that have listed their annual revenue and seller's discretionary earnings.
How do I value a manufacturing business?
Valuing a manufacturing business involves considering several factors, including annual sales, profit, growth (or decline) trends, and demographic trends of the local market. Brokers, business owners, and business buyers will typically rely on valuation multiples to gauge business value relative to similar businesses in the market. Revenue multiples among manufacturing businesses listed for sale range from 0.50 to 1.10, with the median at 0.75. Earnings multiples range from 2.40 to 4.23, with the median at 3.12. These values suggest a typical manufacturing business in the U.S. may sell for around 0.75 times its annual revenue, and 3.12 times its annual owner’s earnings.
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